| > A lot of SWE work is objectively make-work: How did you decide on that? > A lot of startups are building fluff or things that are net negative to society. But a few startups aren't fluff or negative to society and those will be the ones which succeed. That's how startups work. This isn't a good reason to decide against an SWE career. It might be a reason not to work at a startup. > Interviews have become nightmares, even at 'non-tech' companies, making switching very time consuming and difficult. Job switching is almost always difficult. Easy switching is an artifact of boom times and frequently a bad sign (standards tend to drop). I don't think this is a reason to decide against an SWE career. > Beyond this, the supply for SWEs vs the demand is clearly imbalanced on the supply side. Demand is below the recent peak, but whether the supply of really good SWEs ever rose to meet demand is questionable. > LLMs and Agents are not automating SWE, but they are changing it. When things are changing that's usually a great time to make a career. |